The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-09

of purchasing Dr. Taylor's library, which is
worth about s., 900, containing six hundred vol
umes Any one desiring to contribute to the
object address either DIR. Gilbert, at this
city, or DR.. Hartzell, secretary of the Freed
mems Aid Society, Cincinnati or New York
Mrs. ALICE WILLIAMS BRoTHERToN, con-
tributor to the Century and poet and critic of
national reputation, has written very sympa-
thetlc and highly eulogstic review of Benjamin
s. Parkers new volume, 1.-THE Cabin in the
Clearing" for Unity. the weekly organ of the
Western Unitarian Association. She says:
The sternest of critics, under the spell of this
greenwood music, would forget to frown; for
here is the very scent of clover and elder bloom.
the whistle of the quail. the merry chatter of
wren and chipmunk, the ripple of forest streams
and dance of chequered sunbeams 1t Is no
oook-knowledge of nature these lines display
the hand which penned them has been in it's
time dyed brown with the walnut stain dear to
the Hooser boy, and stained with the juice of
fox grape and blackberry. The poet has known
the haunt of partridge and gray squirrel, the
taste of May-apple, and haw, and paw-paw.
"And because this bard goes straight to ma
lures heart for his Inspiration here is that 30
cal color" for which our English critics have so
often clamored. and the genuine
'Artless art that tarries long"
Number of the ''other poems" in the volume
are selected for generous praise and she con-
c!udes by saying: $40 the names of Forcythe
Wilson. John James Piatt. Benjamin F. Tay
Tor, John Finley, James w. Riley, Wallace.
Harvey and Eggleston. Indiana will be proud to
add the name of this new bard, who has caught
and held for US in these songs something of her
early settler life with its instructive love of
ture, homely beauty and sturdy independence of
thought" To Mr.. Parker this tribute comes
with especial pleasure, inasmuch as Mrs.
Brotherton is stranger to him, and what she
says is in no sense measured by any personal
friendship regard. Mr.. Parker's volume has
attracted unusual attention, under the circum-
stances. and will be sure win its way the
sweetness and soundness of his muse become
better known.
REV. SAMUEL T. SPEAR, ono of the editors of
tine New York Independent in Withdrawing
from active connection with the New York
Presbytery. made an address of the deepest
pathos in which he said:
81 am now seventy five years of age, the old
est member of this body, and many of the
younger members / have no personal acQuaint-
ancs with. To those of you with whom l have
come in collision IN debate wish to say that il
a single word has produced unpleasant or pain
full feelings take this public occasi on-proba-
bly, the last shall ever have-sincerely, hon.
estly and earnestly to ask forgiveness. Two
years ago l lost my wife, who for half century
had been as good a wife as ever a man loved and
Lost. One year ago lost my only daughter. who
cared for my declining years, and five months
ago lost my only son. and l was left COM
plete wreck in my family and social life Be-
sides. in the same period have had two attacks
of typhoid fever the last one combining me to
my room three months and from which I lever
hoped to recover.
"In all this sorrow l have been led to study
the Bible rs never before and especially all IL
says Of Christ, and my soul has received snch
a vision of Christ as had no idea of before. All
the antiquities and dubiosities about Him.
which trouble many church members and some
me clear object of thought of faith. of
affection, and Being 70 be served as as a per-
sonal friend as plain to me as you, Brother
Foote lpointing to the Rev. Mr.. Foote, in the
rise up with Him. sleep with
Him by my side. walk with Him, I know Him
as I never knew Him before and 1 never
crucfxion of affection"
DURING the vacation of Cornell University.
Ithaca New York, is rather dead town. but
when college opens it becomes very lively. The
influx of over tn ousand students within the
last week. and the consequent flood of advertis-
ing matter addressed to them overwhelmed the
postofice to such extent that local paper
excaims: 1--WE want this crying evil eradicated.
AS to the ramrod of the postoffice, would ad-
wise him to pull the scales off mis- eye, turn the
Office over to competent hands and go back to
more suited to his calibre." If the postmaster
does not give satisfaction to the studeuts they
will soon make him feel that life is not worth
living.
A CURIOUS incident occurred during the Presi-
dents visit at ST. Louis. While the open car
rage containing him and Mrs Cleveland was |
driving past of the booths at the fair |
grounds, Mrs. Cleveland was startled and sur
prsed by the sudden appearance of hot PAN
cake in her lap. She had been used to receiv-
ing bouquets in that manner, but hot pancake
was something she was unprepared for. The
police bounced on the cake-maker. and found
her to be comedy young cook in the booth.
The next day in the police court she explained
that something impelled her to hit Mrs. Cleve-
"for luck AS she had evidently intended no
harm she was discharged
IN the New York Independent Rev. q. F.
Wright gives translation of an Alaska Indians
confession of faith. 1t is as follows:
Ist God is the boss of fellers and of every
man all.
Cd God loves us felers and every man all.
Sd. l feel in my heart that 1 love God. 1 love
my brother, my sister every man all.
4th. / wish every Teller loved Jesus. Then |
they good bad, no fight
The New York Tribune says of this: s'There |
is in this creed none OF the theological subtlety
that characterizes the great creeds of Christen-
dom, but 1t is capable OF bringing forth very |
fruits of goodness and certainly no |
more than this should be expected of an Alaska |
Indian" |
IT is misfortune rather than sin for pub |
lie man to be unable to make graceful and ap- |
propriate speech whenever occasion may require. |
but it is not a common misfortune. Most Amer |
leans in public life are at home before an audi |
ence, and the people have come to expect them |
all to be endowed with oratorical gifts. So |
strong is this feeling that it is with certain
sense of personal humiliation that they discover
the Presidents deficiencies in this respect |
poor delivery of his remarks would be- bad |
enough, but excusable; their failure to read we'll |